Argentina vs Malaysia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Argentina

159,411 people

in 2016

Malaysia

179,388 people

in 2007

Argentina rank

54th

Malaysia rank

52nd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Malaysia currently reports 179,388 people against 159,411 people in Argentina, a difference of 19,977 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.